Margin
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Framework senses
- §1
- a permissible difference
- §2
- an amount beyond the minimum necessary
- §3
- the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
- §4
- (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
- §5
- the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
- §6
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary